Neck-tie



G. G. HANCOCK. Necktie-.-

No. 225,982 2 Patehted Mar. 30,1880.

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UNITED STATES CLINTON O, HANCOCK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECK-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,982, dated March 30, 1880.

Application filed December 31, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLINTON O. HANCOCK, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck-Wear, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of a neck-scarf embodying my invention, the head being open. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention consists in forming the head or head and aprons of a scarf entirely disconnected from and independent of the knot, whereby the front and rear of said head may be simultaneously raised or lowered for opening or closing the space through which the neck-band is inserted without being limited by the size of said head, and there is a saving of the superior material employed for the ex posed portions of the scarf.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a neck-scarf, consisting of the head a, knot b, aprons c, and neck-band d, the latter being attached to thehead. The aprons c are suspended from and connected to thehead a, produced of a piece or pieces of material folded to form a loop for the reception of the neckband, by which the scarf is retained in position and occupying the top of the scarf.

WVhen the head and aprons are formed they are passed through the knot and remain in place without stitching or other fastenings simply by the hold or friction of the knot against the head, the shape of the knot being tapering or wedge s haped, and the head may be of the same shape.

hen the head requires opening to admit the tip of the neck-band, said head is drawn out or the aprons pushed up, whereby both walls or front andrear of the head move simultaneously, as the wall is unrestrained by stitches or fastening with the knot, and thus an enlarged opening maybe made.

\Vhen the scarf is adjusted to the neck the aprons are drawn down, thus tightening the head 011 the neck-band, and, if desired, said head may be so pulled into the knot and entirely concealed, and the appearance of an open-top scarf is presented. Furthermore, the connection a between the head and aprons may be of inferior material, as said connection, when the scarf is in use, remains unexposed behind the front wall of the knot, and thus there is a saving of the silk or other superior material visible when the scarf is worn.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The knot b, entirely disconnected from the head a, and the two aprons 0, whereby both aprons may be simultaneously raised and lowered in the knot, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Qlhe two aprons c, suspended from the head a, and forming one continuous piece, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The neck-scarf, having its two aprons c suspended from the head a and continuous of each other, and its knot Z: disconnected from said aprons and head, the parts being constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

0. c. HANCOCK.

Witnesses:

JOHN .A. WIEDERSHEIM, W. F. KIRCHER. 

